Readwise Books: Step Three of Our Master Plan<br /> by [[Daniel Doyon]] and [[Tristan Homsi]]<br /> accessed on 2026-11-14T11:08:09
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Like many of you, we've always been skeptical of so-called "social reading."
@dwhly @judell @remikalir might all appreciate this article (especially the second half about social reading and health/wellness):
Readwise Books: Step Three of Our Master Plan<br /> by Daniel Doyon and Tristan Homsi of Readwise accessed on 2026-11-14T11:44:15
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This the taxonomy we've developed, but we hope to work real scientists to dial these in!

Readwise Books breaks reading down into five categories: immersed, active, light, quick, and interrupted.
They seem to imply, by position, that immersive reading is "best". I might argue that active reading (highlighting and annotating) is best.
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